NEW schools should be used as community hubs as well as for education, Monmouth AM Nick Ramsay has said.
The Conservative AM was speaking in the Senedd yesterday, Tuesday.
Addressing first minister Carwyn Jones he said: “Monmouth Comprehensive School is currently being rebuilt, and, when complete, will have state-of-the-art facilities, including modern interactive classrooms and IT.
“It’s not just for pupils, it’s for the whole town.
“How is the Welsh Government working with local authorities to help develop new schools like this as community hubs, and to help target funding at local projects that will tie in with developments like this?”
Mr Jones replied the Welsh Government had allocated £1.4 billion between 2014 and 2019 for new schools and improvements to existing schools, with funding granted to 151 projects. Among these is Newport’s new Welsh language secondary school, which is currently under construction.
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